A pair of Rio Grande GP30s lead the Provo Local through Utah County, approaching American Fork on July 10, 1991.

It's the fifities in the Rockies as a "Mudhen" with a westbound extra freight crosses Cumbres Pass in the deepening twilight as the photographer channels Otto Perry. That fake oil headlight is le... (more)

Less than a year old at the time, Rio Grande's last new locomotive enjoys a quiet afternoon at Provo Yard. D&RGW 3154-3156 are wreck replacements, part of a Southern Pacific order for new EMD GP60... (more)

Proof the Rio Grande had class!

Rio Grande's 148 general freight dives into Sutro Cut on June 10, 1989.

The D&RGW's very first GP30 gleams in the bright afternoon sunlight working the Roper based Provo Local on July 28, 1989. The EMD GP30 model is a personal favorite of mine, with the 3001 capturing... (more)

Dear Tunnel Motors: We miss you dearly. Please come back! Well, I know, that is not likely to happen. In better times, Rio Grande 5380 and 5381 find themselves assigned to work the Helper Local, s... (more)

Skiers watch the arrival of the ski train prior to heading back to Denver after a great day on the slopes.

Mudhen 463 emerges from aptly named Rock Tunnel into the heart of the Toltec Gorge on a clear autumn evening.

Bed-time for the Mudhen. After a day-long freight drag from Chama via Cumbres Pass, a trusty K-27 Mudhen is now in the hands of the shop crew at Antonito, Colorado. As the Engineer and Fir... (more)

Little train. Big rock. The volcanic spires and pedestal rocks towering over the train are what gave Phantom Curve its name when early engineers that ran trains at night said the shadows cast by ... (more)

Turn-of-the-Century Workhorses. Denver & Rio Grande Western Locomotives 463 and 315 prepare to depart eastbound from the Cumbres & Toltec Dining Hall at Osier Colorado with a pair of photo ... (more)

A quiet morning in Lehi is shattered by the passage of Rio Grande's Railblazer train 103 on May 22, 1989.

A group of senior Rio Grande retirees enjoy a daylight journey from Salt Lake City to Denver via a passenger special, climbing toward Soldier Summit on April 30, 1989.

Power for Rio Grande's Tintic Local takes the weekend off at Provo Yard on August 23, 1984. By late October, Rio Grande's first generation EMDs would be removed from regular service on the Utah Di... (more)